When I met the Queen of England

Dancer-choreographer Astad Deboo met Queen Elizabeth, William and Kate at Buckingham Palace on Monday at the launch of India-UK year of Culture. He tells Archana Masih/Rediff.com that the Queen......

When Queen Elizabeth tried dance mudras

Queen Elizabeth II had an impromptu lesson in Indian dance mudras, or ritual hand gestures, when the 90-year-old monarch met celebrated dancer and choreographer Arunima Kumar at the Buckingham......

Children's Hope raises $250,000

The New York-based Children's Hope India generated more than $250,000 at its recent Passport to India annual gala. The organisation's goal is to ensure a brighter future for impoverished Indian......

'Pink is the colour of the season'

Former Miss India and Revlon model Meher Bhasin, who had stepped out of the limelight a few years ago, has made a comeback as anchorperson for the fashion television channel, Trendz.Priya Ganapati......

Paresh Maity designs for ITC, upsets anti-smoking lobby

India's leading cigarette maker, ITC, has roped in artist Paresh Maity to design a limited edition packing for its Flake brand, with the launch of the Paresh Maity Collector series, to be......

Foreign buyers show interest in Indian fashion

A Fashion Design Council of India-KPMG study has put the Indian designer market at a measly 0.2 per cent of the total branded apparel market, but if the interest shown by corporate buyers at the......

Wills rejigs portfolio for women

Wills Lifestyle, the garment retailing arm of ITC, is looking at a 30 per cent growth this financial year, riding on the sales growth from its womenswear collection, which is also the company's new......

Indian handlooms set to rock world markets

Indian handlooms are going global in a big way and have found support in the designer community,with ace labels like Manish Arora, Rohit Bal and Rajesh Pratap Singh figuring among 14 designers from......

Uorfi Wins Our Hearts In Blue

Rakul Singh, Malaika Arora and Janhvi Kapoor brought their A-game to the Fashion Entrepreneur Fund and Dharmatic Entertainment's Fashion Night. But the person who really stole the show was.........

Kriti, Rashmika, Malaika Rock Desi Girl Look

August saw a lot of B-town ladies channelling their inner desi girl and coming out with amazing results. From Kriti Sanon to Malaika Arora, Namrata Thakker looks at actresses who rocked the fashion......

Ananya Lights Up Manish Malhotra's Diwali Party

The glamorous Diwali parties have started, and Designer to the Stars Manish Malhotra set the fashion tone right at the beginning.   Ananya Panday glows in yellow.   Ananya and Sara Ali......

When Suresh Gopi Met The Queen

Photograph: Kind courtesy Suresh Gopi/Instagram Like the late dance maestro Astad Deboo and movie star Kamal Haasan, Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi also met Queen Elizabeth II in 2017.   The......

Sri Lanka breeze into WT20 final

Electing to field, the West Indies must have been quietly pleased watching the Sri Lankan openers struggle for the first three overs. But Tillakaratne Dilshan decided he had enough of playing with......

Ranji: Himachal bat with purpose after first innings debacle

A summary of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Harshit Rana the pick of the bowlers for Delhi with figures of 3-73 against Tamil Nadu on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy tie on......